ABC7
— The costly side of Illinois’ new marijuana trade that can’t be revealed –
Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff
https://abc7chicago.com/the-costly-side-of-illinois-new-marijuana-trade-that-cant-be-revealed-/5929486/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/14/2020
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judy Baar Topinka fed the FBI tips for years on possible corruption in the
west suburbs, records show Her
conversations with federal agents started when she was a newspaper reporter and
continued when the longtime Republican state office-holder moved into politics.
– Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/14/21125248/judy-baar-topinka-corruption-secret-investigations-fbi-files
— More than corn in Indiana? Illinois needs to stop driving residents next
door Chicago and Illinois can’t tax their way out of this crisis. The only way
property taxes can go down is for lawmakers to get the state’s biggest expense
— public pensions — under control. – Orphe Divounguy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/13/21136612/illinois-property-taxes-indiana-migration-home-prices
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Curran for Republicans in U.S. Senate primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200213/endorsement-curran-for-republicans-in-us-senate-primary
— Bob Grogan: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200214/bob-grogan-candidate-profile
WBEZ
— A Year Ago, The Aurora Shooting Exposed Loopholes In Illinois Gun Policy.
What’s Changed Since? – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/what-did-the-aurora-shooting-change-about-illinois-gun-policy/e1e76ea2-dbf3-4d04-8069-3626002709ea
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Legislation seeks to make McHenry County township consolidation law
statewide – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/02/13/legislation-seeks-to-make-mchenry-county-township-consolidation-law-statewide/ag63jki/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats, Republicans call for new way to draw political maps – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200213/democrats-republicans-call-for-new-way-to-draw-political-maps
— ISP director calls for passage of bill to fingerprint gun owners – Doug
Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200213/isp-director-calls-for-passage-of-bill-to-fingerprint-gun-owners
TIMES
— Redistricting reform gets bipartisan push Lawmakers want constitutional
amendment on November ballot – REBECCA ANZEL and BEN ORNER
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2020/02/14/redistricting-reform-gets-bipartisan-push/ajsj73v/
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Democrat threatens to arm himself against ‘tyranny’ if Trump is reelected –
Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/nwi-democrat-threatens-to-arm-himself-against-tyranny-if-trump/article_6eca2ddb-7e26-57c0-86f0-67ce78d395fe.html
RIVER BENDER
— Madison County Board Members Endorse John Barberis in Candidacy for Illinois
Supreme Court
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/madison-county-board-members-endorse-john-barberis-in-candidacy-for-illinois-supreme-court-39838.cfm
PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Communication Is A Contentious Issue in Tazewell Auditor’s Race – TIM
SHELLEY
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/communication-contentious-issue-tazewell-auditors-race#stream/0
WIFR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Local-health-experts-explain-marijuana-use-vs-abuse–567856691.html
CHICAGO PATCH
— City Hall ‘Do Not Rehire’ List Omits Chicago Hall of Shamers For Your
Reading Pleasure: Top Cop Eddie Johnson, 191 police officers, 22 firefighters
among those blacklisted from scoring city jobs. – Mark Konkol (DIERSEN:
QUESTION: What will put you on the do-not-hire list in
Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO Illinois? ANSWER: Oppose patronage, political
affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/city-hall-do-not-rehire-list-omits-chicago-hall-shamers
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— How much more will DuPage County residents pay in income taxes?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/525274820-analysis-how-much-more-will-dupage-county-residents-pay-in-income-taxes
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BECKMAN: DRAG QUEEN STORY HOURS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/beckman-drag-queen-story-hours.html
— THE GOSPEL OF SOCIALISM? POPE FRANCIS DECRIES TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY AS
SINFUL (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have
always wanted me to pay more taxes.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/02/the-gospel-of-socialism-pope-francis-decries-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-as-sinful.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dems’ ‘most electable’ claims largely a red herring, polls show – Stephen
Dinan (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that the
MORE of the following that you are, the LESS electable that you are: Trump
supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White,
male, older, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and/or if your
ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/12/democratic-presidential-candidates-electability-re/
— James Carville fires back after Bernie Sanders calls him ‘hack’: ‘At least
I’m not a communist’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/13/james-carville-fires-back-after-bernie-sanders-cal/
— New Hampshire bounce: Bernie Sanders grows lead over Joe Biden in new poll –
S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/13/bernie-sanders-grows-lead-over-joe-biden-new-hamps/
— Former White House chief of staff John Kelly unloads on Trump Former general
critiques Trump on Vindman, N. Korea and immigration – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/13/john-kelly-unloads-president-trump/
— 1 year after Illinois shooting, police push gun-fee hike – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/13/1-year-after-illinois-shooting-police-push-gun-fee/
— Bernie Sanders: Would be ‘divisive’ if candidate with a plurality of
delegates didn’t get nomination – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/13/bernie-sanders-would-be-divisive-if-candidate-plur/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Children will achieve as much as we expect of them – Ian Rowe (DIERSEN: When
you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material.” I was
not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the
first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended
high school. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score
was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight
could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I
had Osgood-Schlatter disease ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease ).
I spent my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between
washing dishes.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/children-will-achieve-as-much-as-we-expect-of-them
— Acknowledging slavery’s limits in defining America – John Wood (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks
have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/acknowledging-slaverys-limits-in-defining-america
GOPUSA
— Rush Limbaugh Sets Off Firestorm With Buttigieg Kiss Remarks
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=84834
— 39% Of GOP Voters Say Mitt Romney Should Be Expelled From Republican Party
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to
destroy the Republican Party in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and
Wheaton.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=84747
AMERICAN THINKER
— Bernie Sanders’s Rise is Like Death Knocking on America’s Door – John Eidson
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/bernie_sanderss_rise_is_like_death_knocking_on_americas_door.html
BREITBART
— Illegal Alien in U.S. for 20 Years Avoids Deportation in ‘Sanctuary’ Church
– John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/13/illegal-alien-in-u-s-for-20-years-takes-sanctuary/
CNS NEWS
— Rep. Jackson Lee: Welfare Work Requirements Reinforce Belief That Blacks,
Immigrants ‘Are Lazy’ – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/susan-jones/rep-jackson-lee-welfare-work-requirements-reinforce-belief-blacks
CHRISTIAN POST
— Pastor opens Democrat-controlled Virginia House with prayer opposing
abortion, gay marriage Pastor opens Democrat-controlled Virginia House with
prayer opposing abortion, gay marriage – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-opens-democrat-controlled-virginia-house-with-prayer-opposing-abortion-gay-marriage.html
DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What The Lead Roger Stone Juror Said During Jury Selection – CHUCK
ROSS (DIERSEN: What percent of the jury pool in Chicago is anti-Trump,
anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican,
anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people,
anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/13/roger-stone-jury-selection/
TOWNHALL
— Poll: Majority of Florida Hispanics Support Mandatory E-Verify – Bronson
Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/02/13/poll-majority-of-florida-hispanics-support-mandatory-e-verify-n2561319
THE HILL
— Trump maintains he can intervene in cases after Barr urges him to curb
tweeting – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/483088-trump-maintains-he-can-intervene-in-cases-after-barr-urges-him-to
— Trump reveals he would vote for a gay presidential candidate – MARINA
PITOFSKY (DIERSEN: The more religious, government, political, and/or financial
clout that LGBTQers have, the more that LGBTQ activists force them to use their
clout to get rid of individuals like me, organizations like TAPROOT Republicans
of Illinois, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ
activity. LGBTQ activists, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen
Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have always worked very
hard to get rid of me. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton
Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, Illinois Center Right
Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants
Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress how those who run
MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party,
Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. treat
me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/483062-trump-reveals-he-would-vote-for-a-gay-presidential-candidate
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump campaigns as a 2nd Amendment warrior – AAMER MADHANI
https://www.lowellsun.com/2020/02/11/trump-campaigns-as-a-2nd-amendment-warrior/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and
RINOs focus on destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/opinion/sunday/marriage-housework-gender-happiness.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The Democratic primary is a real-time demonstration of the hierarchy of
oppression How did the most diverse field in history wind up like this? – David
Dennis, Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/14/democratic-primary-is-real-time-demonstration-hierarchy-oppression/
WEEK
— How America made a mess of measuring poverty – Jeff Spross (DIERSEN:
Obviously, you are not poor if you spend money on booze, gambling, pot, and/or
other vices. Obviously, eventually, you will be poor if you spend money on
booze, gambling, pot, and/or other vices.)
https://theweek.com/articles/895710/how-america-made-mess-measuring-poverty
VOX
— Trump: The economy is the best in history. Also Trump: We need to cut raises
for federal workers. The president is shamelessly trying to have it both ways.
– Aaron Rupar
https://www.vox.com/2020/2/13/21136131/trump-federal-workers-cut-pay-raises-federal-budget
ECONOMIST
— Immigration to America is down. Wages are up Are the two related?
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/02/13/immigration-to-america-is-down-wages-are-up
BANKRATE
— How much you should have in savings at each life stage – Scott B. Van
Voorhis
https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/how-much-do-you-need-in-savings-retirement-emergency-fund/
(ACCORDING TO THIS
ARTICLE: You should have $66,470 saved for retirement at age 30, $277,728 at
age 40, $596,538 at age 50, and $643,792 at age 60.)
STREET BLOG USA
— Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate If you believe in breaking
car culture, you won’t find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it. – Kea
Wilson (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes are anti-car.)
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/02/13/anti-car-dems-dont-have-a-presidential-candidate/
LSE
— Comparing incomes can make us unhappy – but it may depend on whom we’re
comparing ourselves to. – Laura Kudrna (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my
defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and
job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related
professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a
job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2020/02/14/comparing-incomes-can-make-us-unhappy-but-it-may-depend-on-whom-were-comparing-ourselves-to/
